Local News
Effingham County Chamber Announces Jeff Fritchtnitch As Interim President & CEO
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Effingham County Chamber announces the appointment of Jeff Fritchtnitch, Ed. S., as the Interim President & CEO, effective immediately. This decision follows t...
4h ago
Effingham County EMA Gives Detailed Tornado Facts, Shares What To Do When Spotting A Downed Power Line
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Effingham County EMA is sharing some useful information about tornadoes and downed power lines ahead of some predicted severe weather. The picture below gives deta...
5h ago
Tornado Watch In Effect For Local Area Until 8PM
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- From the National Weather Service in Lincoln: A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ILLINOIS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUN...
5h ago
Severe Weather Expected This Afternoon And Tomorrow Evening
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- We have a good chance for severe weather the next couple days. Thunderstorm development is expected early this afternoon, some of which could become severe. There is a...
8h ago
Clay County Sheriff's Office Reports That Subject On Pretrial Release Arrested For Burglary
Clay County, IL-(Effingham Radio)- From the Clay County Sheriff's Office Facebook Page: On May 6, 2024, at approximately 8:21 a.m., the Clay County Sheriff's Office received a report of a burglary in ...
9h ago
Tuesday Police Blotter
EFFINGHAM COUNTY JAIL May 7, 2024 Effingham City Police arrested 45 year old John F. Cunningham of Effingham for failure to register employment - violent offender. John was given a pretrial NTA and wa...
9h ago
Asian Longhorned Tick Confirmed In Illinois
Springfield, IL-(Effingham Radio)- The Asian longhorned tick is in Illinois. Illinois is the 20th state to discover the invasive species. The tick was found on April 12th during routine active tick su...
9h ago
ISP To Conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols
Effingham, IL-(Effingham Radio)- Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 9 Commander, Captain Nathan Douglas, announces the ISP will conduct Occupant Restraint Enforcement Patrols (OREP) in Marion, White, E...
10h ago
Local Sports
IHSA Boys Track & Field Sectional Assignments
Class 1A Newton Sectional Wednesday May 15th 4:00 P.M. Altamont Bridgeport Red Hill Brownstown St. Elmo Casey Westfield Cowden Herrick Beecher City Dieterich St. Anthony Flora Lawrenceville North Cl...
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IHSA Class 1A & 2A Softball Postseason Schedule
High School Softball Class 1A Casey Westfield Regional Monday May 13th Game 1 (10) Neoga at (8) Cowden Herrick Beecher City 4:30 P.M. Tuesday May 14th Game 2 (1) Casey Westfield vs. Winner Game 1 ...
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Local Sports Results For Monday & Tuesday Schedule
Local Sports Results for Monday High School Baseball NTC Windsor Stew Stras defeated Dieterich 6-1 Brownstown St. Elmo defeated Mulberry Grove 6-0 at GCS Stadium in Sauget 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E BSE...
15h ago
Local Sports Results For Saturday & Monday Schedule
Local Sports Results for Saturday High School Baseball Edwardsville Tiger Classic Teutopolis defeated Edwardsville 5-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Teutopolis 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 5 7 3 Edwardsville 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 ...
May 06, 2024
IHSA Class 1A & 2A Baseball Postseason Schedule
High School Baseball Class 1A Edwards County Regional Monday May 13th Game 1 (10) Wayne City at (6) Red Hill 4:30 P.M. Wednesday May 15th Game 2 (1) Edwards County vs. Winner Game 1 4:00 P.M. Ga...
May 04, 2024
St. Anthony Bulldogs Win National Trail Conference Softball Tournament, Victorious 8-4 Against Windsor Stew Stras
On Friday night at Evergreen Hollow Park in Effingham, it was a packed house including the outfield walls lined with spectators in their lawn chairs and some in cars and trucks. Those spectators were...
May 04, 2024
Local Sports Results For Friday & Saturday Schedule
Local Sports Results for Friday High School Baseball Edwardsville Tiger Classic Highland defeated Teutopolis 7-2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Teutopolis 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 4 6 Highland 0 2 2 3 0 0 x 7 5 2 Highla...
May 04, 2024
IHSA Girls Track & Field Sectional Assignments
Class 1A Altamont Sectional Wednesday May 8th 4:00 P.M. MOVED UP TO 1:00 P.M. DUE TO FORECASTED WEATHER Altamont Bridgeport Red Hill Brownstown St. Elmo Casey-Westfield Cowden Herrick Beecher City ...
May 03, 2024